<p> NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES</p><p>BIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE Room 375, Stafford I November 2-3, 2006</p><p>Thursday, November 2, 2006 8:00 am Welcome, Introduction of New Members James P. Collins, Assistant Director, BIO</p><p>Remarks, Approval of Minutes Susan Stafford, Chair, BIO AC</p><p>8:15 am Discussion of BIO Vision, Role of the AC James P. Collins, Assistant Director, BIO</p><p>8:45 am Setting the Context NSF Strategic Plan Joann Roskoski, Executive Officer, BIO</p><p>FY 2007 Budget Sonya Mallinoff, Senior Advisor, BIO</p><p>Success Rates Joanne Tornow, Senior Advisor, BIO</p><p>9:30 am Orientation for New Members Joann Roskoski, Executive Officer, BIO</p><p>10:30 am BREAK</p><p>10:45 am Discussion Topic: Cyberinfrastructure Manfred Zorn, Program Director, BIO/DBI Chris Greer, Program Director, OCI</p><p>OCI-AC report Robert Robbins, BIO AC liaison to the OCI AC</p><p>11:45 am Walk to Westin Hotel</p><p>12:00 Noon Working Lunch and Discussions with Advisory Committee for the Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR AC) Susan Stafford, Chair, BIO AC Sally Frost Mason, Chair, EHR AC</p><p>Discussion Topics: Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences Penny Firth, Acting Division Director, BIO/DEB Dan Litynski, Acting Division Director, EHR/DUE</p><p>Broadening Participation in the Biological Sciences Tom Brady, Division Director, BIO/IOB Roosevelt Johnson, Program Director, EHR/HRD</p><p>1:30 pm BREAK (Return to NSF)</p><p>2:00 pm Status of Developing Activities Neuroscience Rae Silver, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director</p><p>Theoretical Biology Saran Twombly, Program Director, BIO/DEB</p><p>NEON Elizabeth Blood, Program Director, BIO/DBI</p><p>3:00 pm Discussion Topic: Systems Biology Machi Dilworth, Division Director, BIO/DBI</p><p>3:45 pm Discussion</p><p>4:30 pm Reports COV Reports EF: Chris Comer, BIO AC DEB: Michael Mares, BIO AC</p><p>ERE-AC Report Susan Stafford, Chair and BIO AC liaison to the ERE-AC</p><p>CEOSE Report Muriel Poston, CEOSE liaison to the BIO AC</p><p>5:15 pm Adjourn/Reception Room 605, Stafford I</p><p>6:30 pm DINNER - Thai Terrace Restaurant</p><p>Friday, November 3, 2006 8:30 am Discussion Topic: Institutional Barriers to Recruiting POs and DDs Maryanna Henkart, Division Director, BIO/MCB</p><p>9:30 am Preparation for discussion with NSF Director</p><p>10:00 am Discussion with Arden Bement, Director, NSF </p><p>11:00 am Discussion and Future Business</p><p>12:00 noon Adjourn</p>